Comments on: Wellsphere scandal & blog network scam- Request a GOOGLE PENALTY

By: Bunny Anderson

Bunny Anderson — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:07:30 +0000

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. -Thomas Jefferson

By: instinctis

instinctis — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:26:47 +0000

Thanks for lighting up a couple of things here and there on the importance linking.

By: Rank Builder

Rank Builder — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:19:28 +0000

If I where to sit down and read a book on seo and how search engines work I would probably get less out of it than by readin this post.

By: nicola bingo jones

nicola bingo jones — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:29:33 +0000

As always is a very good read and I can’t wait to hear what you blog on next.

By: jacob maslow

jacob maslow — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:58:15 +0000

I spoke with health central. They are not willing to honor their agreements.

When they ask for content, wellsphere claims that they will give you a link in return. They then place a no-follow link so that the link is invisible to google.

This is despite the fact that they promise to provide a link that will allow your blog to benefit from their high rankings.

By: jacob maslow

jacob maslow — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:34:32 +0000

Wellsphere’s actions is well beyond what the law allows. You cannot use clintonesque language and claim you didnt lie when you said you didnt have sexual relations. You cannot try to cleverly claim confusion over the plain meaning of the english language to excuse lying.

Wellsphere published my articles today. I agreed in exchange for a link. I do that with lots of sites. They get free content – and I always give unique and exclusive content as well. I get some traffic and rankings through the link.

Once published, the link was not actually in the byline as agreed. Wellsphere uses some dirty SEO tricks so the link does not count. This is a clear breach of contract. It is not unusual for someone to allow you use of their content for a link. Paying with a three dollar bill is theft. When someone sells you something for five dollars, they don’t mean monopoly money.

The letters they send bloggers clearly misleads and promises a regular link. Below is an excerpt:

Your posts will link back to your blog, so you will benefit from Wellsphere’s high ranking and large readership interested in your topic, which will give you more traffic, additional relevant audience, and a higher ranking for your blog. Wellsphere has well over a million visitors per month, and is growing rapidly.

I have sent them a letter demanding they comply with the terms of my agreement. Removal of my items will not be satisfactory. I want them to give the link they agreed to.

By: Addiction Blog

Addiction Blog — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:20:17 +0000

Well, the thing about Google penalties is that it will affect the business model significantly for a great deal of time. But I like the idea of the petition. Please let me know if you hear of any initiatives!

By: Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:45:48 +0000

An interesting tactic, but I think that your best bet is to get as many bloggers together that feel duped and get them to sign a petition and send it to HealthCentral. A Google penalty (if they even grant it) could take weeks or months to show up in Google itself.